#EndSars: Our Generation Will Soon Leave The Stage, Buhari Tells Nigerian Youths

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised the Nigerian youths to
keep the peace in their own interest as his generation will soon
leave the stage for them.

President Buhari gave the advice on Monday at State House,
Abuja, while receiving in audience the Deputy Secretary-General of
the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, Nigeria’s former Minister of
Environment.

“Nigerian youths would do well to keep the peace, as it is in
their own interest ultimately. Our own generation is on the last
lap, we are exiting.

“It is in the interest of the youths to keep the peace. They
want jobs, infrastructure and development. I have sent a team led
by the Chief of Staff (Professor Ibrahim Gambari) to go round the
country, talk to traditional rulers, who will then talk to the
youths.

“The views of the youths have been heard,” the President said in
response to the recent EndSARS protest, and the mayhem and
destruction of public and private property that came in its
wake.”

The President, who said that the current administration
inherited severe infrastructural deficits, added that “that is what
we are fighting to correct. We can’t just sit, fold our hands, and
do nothing. We are doing our best within the limits of
resources.”

Mr Buhari, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina,
regretted the fact that COVID-19 had shrunk the global economy.

He said “this is something you can’t see, smell, or hear” but
which had wrought devastation on lives and livelihoods round the
world.

The President, while speaking on climate change, said Nigeria
was concerned about the recharge of the Lake Chad, which has great
implications on security, irregular migration, and livelihoods.

The Deputy Secretary-General said she was on a courtesy call
with her team to flag interest on challenges that concern the UN,
particularly COVID-19, climate change, security, and humanitarian
responses to the diverse challenges.

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised the Nigerian youths to
keep the peace in their own interest as his generation will soon
leave the stage for them.

President Buhari gave the advice on Monday at State House,
Abuja, while receiving in audience the Deputy Secretary-General of
the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, Nigeria’s former Minister of
Environment.

“Nigerian youths would do well to keep the peace, as it is in
their own interest ultimately. Our own generation is on the last
lap, we are exiting.

“It is in the interest of the youths to keep the peace. They
want jobs, infrastructure and development. I have sent a team led
by the Chief of Staff (Professor Ibrahim Gambari) to go round the
country, talk to traditional rulers, who will then talk to the
youths.

“The views of the youths have been heard,” the President said in
response to the recent EndSARS protest, and the mayhem and
destruction of public and private property that came in its
wake.”

The President, who said that the current administration
inherited severe infrastructural deficits, added that “that is what
we are fighting to correct. We can’t just sit, fold our hands, and
do nothing. We are doing our best within the limits of
resources.”

Mr Buhari, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina,
regretted the fact that COVID-19 had shrunk the global economy.

He said “this is something you can’t see, smell, or hear” but
which had wrought devastation on lives and livelihoods round the
world.

The President, while speaking on climate change, said Nigeria
was concerned about the recharge of the Lake Chad, which has great
implications on security, irregular migration, and livelihoods.

The Deputy Secretary-General said she was on a courtesy call
with her team to flag interest on challenges that concern the UN,
particularly COVID-19, climate change, security, and humanitarian
responses to the diverse challenges.